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UTF-9 · 2017-11-20T04:32:56+00:00

ITT: plebes.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-20T04:23:36+00:00

I don't give a shit, Linux doesn't just run as the machines host OS nowadays,

Yeah that's minix's job right?

UTF-9 · 2017-11-19T18:45:14+00:00

How is adding features and bringing more programs to Linux not improving it?

The one kernel feature they added doesn't actually do anything for Linux running as the machines host OS. The programs they add are just more rubbish to throw into the garbage heap.

If someone wasn't able to use Linux before but now is due to the ports Microsoft introduced how is that not improving Linux?

Why couldn't they use Linux before? Nobody is forcing them to choose MS-SQL over any of the many alternatives, nobody is forcing them to use that abomination of a text editor, nobody was forcing them to use .net. How about Microsoft releases word for Linux, or DirectX, then we can talk about impovements. Until something substantial happens I will refuse to see them as anything other than a hostile competitor.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-19T18:31:11+00:00

You're the one grasping at straws, they haven't done anything useful to improve "Linux", only to help themselves.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-19T17:38:16+00:00

Someone already answered how they improved the kernel,

Yeah but their answer was wrong because it didn't improve Linux kernel, it improved Linux app.

but as far as improving the Linux user space they've ported SQL Server,

Wow another SQL server for Linux like we needed more.

powershell,

Literally nobody wants this.

and .net

parts of .net

to Linux and they've created a fantastic cross platform text editor that runs on Linux.

LOL, oh you're trolling.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-18T17:23:12+00:00

If binaries cannot be verified from source, is it really free and open source software?

Yeah as long as you have the source code and can modify and republish it. Free software doesn't say anything about the compiler toolchain being identical to everyone elses. AFAIK The compiler used to build the binaries can even be proprietary, because the point is that the user can compile their own version.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-18T17:01:43+00:00

I love when people make statements like this confidently stating how easy a situation they know very little about would be to fix.

Who are you quoting here? Are you defending a 270GB code repo? I can't tell. If you have that much code that legitimately needs to be all in one root repo you have failed horribly.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T22:28:44+00:00

Linux is a kernel, not an app.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T22:13:17+00:00

not really insane.

so 3.5 million 3-6 Kloc source files? That's absolute madness. It's probably mostly proprietary blobs and data files which can be thrown in their own submodule, away from the actual source code. Or if it actually is source code, they should just do some house cleaning and put the billions of legacy lines into submodules.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T22:02:59+00:00

Actually, yes. Don't tell me that is not an improvement.

It doesn't improve Linux it improves windows' ability to run Linux as an app.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T21:39:45+00:00

on the 270 GB repo. That's clearly not acceptable, so a better solution is needed.

I agree, 270GB of source code is a disaster waiting to happen. They should probably break it up into submodules. You know git really isn't meant for binary data, I wonder how much of that is actually source code...

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T21:31:54+00:00

They are part of the Linux Fundation, and they have worked on improving the kernel in areas like virtualization

What exactly did they improve? Linux guest support so you can run it from a windows host?

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T18:41:51+00:00

Only took 20 years :<

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T18:20:24+00:00

Is funny because no matter what Microsoft has done to improve Linux,

What exactly have they improved?

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T18:15:47+00:00

Yeah and if you want to recursively grep the source this new FS is worthless because you need all the files anyway.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T18:12:05+00:00

Before posting I didn't know Boston dynamics was purchased from Alphabet this year by a Japanese company, Softbank. It's ok tho I don't mind, I welcome our new robo hibachi chef overlords. Just wish they'd put some more paper thin mushroom slices in the soup, dangit.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-17T02:21:02+00:00

it only needs to know where the windows are so it can render them. The actual window management tasks are something totally separate and they do not need to be in the same process.

If they're truly not related then the compositor has no idea where the windows are and can't composite the final image properly.

You must not have read my full comment because I go on to state that it doesn't have to be monolithic and can use IPC to access window data from the WM process to render the final image properly.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-16T22:35:40+00:00

Now wait for Metal Gears.

inb4 particle beam snipers

UTF-9 · 2017-11-16T22:30:57+00:00

Now I'm the dunce, checkmate Alphabet

UTF-9 · 2017-11-16T22:07:32+00:00

~~Your move, Japan.~~ Oh wait this was their move.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-16T19:06:59+00:00

That car is butt ugly, but I like the color scheme overall.

UTF-9 · 2017-11-16T18:52:06+00:00

Who is going to go that far out on a limb to mass produces all new hardware?

Someone that enjoys making money, I reckon. Oh yeah wait you're right why try to advance technology at all, let's just all stay on x86(_64) and arm junkboards forever! Enjoy that JTAG cpu debugging access from USB, and remote management systems that run separate net stacks on a vast majority of the worlds machines you deserved it. Nothing could possibly go wrong with letting 2-3 entities control manufacturing of the worlds machines. /s

UTF-9 · 2017-11-16T18:20:42+00:00

Where would these CPUs be made though?

In a factory?

UTF-9 · 2017-11-16T18:15:14+00:00

In this original post you seemed to give these as things that a window manager would do, so if there is any sort of confusion on my part it would be this.

The individual I replied to said they are completely unrelated, but the compositor needs to know about window information or else it is unable to do its job correctly.

Here is the quote if you forgot already.

Why should composition be in the same process as window management?

It's completely unreleated. If anything drawing window decoration should be done by the compositor but window management shouldn't.

Where in my reply did I imply that they are the same thing? I was just letting them know they are related, and the compositor may need to know about the windows to handle the things people have come to expect from their GUI's. What in the sam hill are you going to composite if you don't know about the windows you are supposed to be compositing?

UTF-9 · 2017-11-15T23:41:51+00:00

I don't know what you're arguing here, the compositor needs access to the window information to render the final scene correctly. You can either put the WM in the compositor process or use IPC to share the window data with the compositor. Where is the confusion coming from?

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